New From SAj: Food insecurity and substance use in people with HIV infection and substance use disorder

Food insecurity and substance use in people with HIV infection and substance use disorder

Akila Raja, MS, Timothy C. Heeren, PhD, Alexander Y. Walley, MD, MSc, Michael R. Winter, MPH, Aldina Mesic, MPH & Richard Saitz, MD, MPH

NEW! Published May 6, 2020

Food insecurity and substance use are common among people living with HIV (PLWH). Substance use may help people cope with hunger and thus be associated with food insecurity, but the association is uncertain. This study assessed whether, in PLWH and substance dependence, if there was an association between food insecurity and substance use.